An Amazing Career Opportunity for Information Security Analyst
Location: Chennai, India (Hybrid)
Job ID: 43698

Profile Summary

The External Footprint Security Analyst is responsible for safeguarding the organization’s public-facing digital assets across multiple geographic regions. This role focuses on identifying, analyzing, and recommending remediation strategies for vulnerabilities found in external websites, hosted services, and internet-exposed infrastructure. The ideal candidate combines technical expertise with a proactive mindset, leveraging automated tools and explorative testing to continuously assess and improve the security posture of the company’s external footprint.

Who are we? 

HID powers the trusted identities of the world’s people, places, and things, allowing people to transact safely, work productively and travel freely.

We are a high-tech software company headquartered in Austin, TX, with over 4,000 worldwide employees. Check us out: www.hidglobal.com and https://youtu.be/23km5H4K9Eo

About HID Global, Chennai

HID Global’s, Flagship R&D Center in Chennai hosts 300 employees in a 48000 square foot space dedicated to delivering innovative product development for customers and provide an excellent platform for scaling our operations in delivering secure access solutions.  Here we deliver cloud-based solutions, web and mobile application development.  The Chennai R&D Center is seen as the subject matter expert and talent pool on the latest cloud technologies, logical and physical access systems, data engineering including AI/ML, cryptographic key management systems, and other mobile-based smart card delivery systems.

HID Global is the trusted source for secure identity solutions for millions of customers and users around the world. In India, we have two Engineering Centre (Bangalore and Chennai) over 200+ Engineering Staff. Global Engineering Team is based in Chennai and one of the Business Unit Engineering team is based in Bangalore.
 

Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Continuously monitor and assess vulnerabilities in public-facing assets using scanning platforms and manual testing techniques.
• Conduct explorative testing to uncover misconfigurations, exposure risks, and emerging threats across external services.
• Analyze findings and develop prioritized, actionable remediation recommendations for IT and development teams.
• Maintain visibility across multiple locations and business units, ensuring consistent coverage and reporting.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to drive timely resolution of identified risks and track remediation progress.
• Chair recurring meetings focused on external threat and vulnerability management, providing strategic insights and updates.
• Stay current with threat intelligence, zero-day vulnerabilities, and evolving attack vectors targeting internet-exposed systems.

Qualifications

Must demonstrate expert-level knowledge in vulnerability management and cybersecurity fundamentals.

• Proven expertise in external vulnerability management, penetration testing, or security assessment of public-facing systems.
• Strong understanding of web technologies, DNS, SSL/TLS, cloud-hosted services, and internet infrastructure.
• Experience with tools such as Qualys, Tenable, Rapid7, Burp Suite, or similar platforms.
• Proficiency in scripting and automation (Python, PowerShell, etc.) to enhance testing and reporting workflows.
• Familiarity with cloud security principles and secure configuration of services across AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Ability to interpret CVEs, threat feeds, and security advisories to inform testing and remediation strategies.

Education Qualification or/ Experience:

• 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity, with a focus on external threat and vulnerability management.
• Hands-on experience conducting security assessments of websites, APIs, and hosted services.
• Demonstrated ability to work across teams and geographies to align remediation efforts.

• Empowerment: You’ll work as part of a global team in a flexible work environment, learning and enhancing your expertise. We welcome an opportunity to meet you and learn about your unique talents, skills, and experiences. You don’t need to check all the boxes. If you have most of the skills and experience, we want you to apply.
• Innovation: You embrace challenges and want to drive change. We are open to ideas, including flexible work arrangements, job sharing or part-time job seekers.
• Integrity: You are results-orientated, reliable, and straightforward and value being treated accordingly. We want all our employees to be themselves, to feel appreciated and accepted.

This opportunity may be open to flexible working arrangements.

HID is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer – Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation.